Stories by: Jenna Pitcher

Queensland's State Opposition has called for the head of the state's IT minister, Robert Schwarten, after a string of delayed and problematic government technology projects yesterday became a fiery issue in parliament.

Telstra is no longer losing consumer fixed broadband customers.

Consumer electronics giant, HTC, has launched its latest Android-based smartphone handset in Australia, the Aria, with exclusive distribution through Optus starting from mid-October.

The Tasmanian Department of Education and Training has revealed more than 30 iPads are being trialled in a number of schools across the state. There are also plans in the works to also examine the potential for Android- and Windows-based tablets to be used as an education device.

Queensland's Department of Education and Training has confirmed centrally controlled trials of 50 iPad devices in two state schools will begin in October. Some schools are also already independently trialling Apple's tablet device, as well as the smaller form factor iPod Touch.

Schools and universities right around Australia had jumped headfirst into trials of Apple’s hyped iPad tablet as they rush to discover exactly what the device’s use will be in the educational field — sometimes with the support of their overarching education departments, and sometimes without.

Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has returned fire at his new shadow, Malcolm Turnbull, accusing the Liberal heavyweight of mindless opposition on the National Broadband Network issue.

Telstra today delivered a handful of fixes and updates to its BigPond broadband services to include faster shaped speeds, transferrable email addresses, free customer service calls and up to 15 free mailboxes.

Telstra and Microsoft gave journalists tantalising glimpses this week of how and when the software giant’s upcoming range of Windows Phone 7 handsets might launch in Australia — but without adding any real substantive meat to their local launch plans.

A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will put its hand into the $1 billion dollar Gershon-funded honey pot -- a fund reserved for government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects -- to fund other election promises.